Lisa A. Dufour, R.D.H., M.S.
Professor Emeritus
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Lisa Dufour received her dental hygiene degree from Westbrook College (now UNE) in 1976, and her Master of Science degree from the University of Southern Maine in 1987. She is a well practiced clinician (both in private practice and dental public health) with extensive experience in the delivery of non-surgical periodontal therapy. Professor Dufour has been teaching at UNE since 1981 with her primary teaching responsibilities being periodontology theory and clinical practice. Her research, in part, has focused on the wide-ranging systemic consequences of chronic periodontal infections. She has been the recipeint of three competitive sabattical awards, where she completed post-graduate work at the University of North Caroloina, Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry, and in the Biology Department at Bates College. She has also been the recipient of several prestigious teaching awards.
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Current research
Periodontal tissue destruction induced by the aging process; white coat hypertension; bi-directional relationships between chronic periodontal infection and systemic diseases.
Selected publications
Dufour, L.A., "White Coat Hypertension: Considerations During Health Assessment," Journal of Practical Hygiene, 2006: 15 (6): 12-16.
Dufour, L.A., and Ehrich, J.E. "Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis: Oral Hygiene Strategies for Risk Reduction." Journal of Practical Hygiene, 2004; 13 (2): 20-26.
Dufour, L.A., and Bissell, H.S. "Periodontal Attachment Loss Induced by Mechanical Subgingival Instrumentation in Shallow Sulci." Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2002; 76 (3): 207-212.
Baker, P.J., Dufour, L.A., Dixon, M., and Roopenian, D.C. "Adhesion Molecule Deficiencies Increase Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Alveolar Bone Loss in Mice." Infection and Immunity 2000; 68 (6): 3103-3107.
Research interests
Reviewing the link between periodontal infection and systemic illnesses; non-surgical periodontal therapy; oral hygiene and clinical management of the medically compromised individual; early childhood caries.